Grosvenor Prints

The Bruising Match by Hemskerck. Le Combat a Coup de Pogno par Hemskerck.
Printed for John Bowles at ye Black Horse in Cornhill [n.d., c.1750].
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark; 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed to plate
Two men brawl in a yard, probably outside a Dutch inn, with another man holding back onlookers. Signs of erasure in the inscription area suggest an earlier, unknown state. The BM & Lennox-Boyd suggest the engraver was Isaac Becket.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64831] £450.00

The Citizens Fete Champetre.
[n.d., c.1765.]
Etching. 180 x 110mm (7¼ x 4¼").
A landowner sets his dog on a group of picnicers on the lawn in front of his mansion. Abare-chested man who raises his fists to the gentleman. Boxing interest.
[Ref: 64839] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Coursing the Hare. La Course Du Livre.
T. Burford fecit [after James Seymour].
Published 12.th May 1794 by Laurie and Whittle, N.º 53 Fleet Street.
Mezzotint. 250 x 355mm (9¾ x 14") large margins. Stitch holes in left margin
Two hounds chasing a hare through a landscape; the beater who has flushed the quarry from cover urges the dogs on, a cottage in the background. The fifth plate of a set of six of hare hunting prints after James Seymour (1702-52).
[Ref: 64834] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Coursing the Hare. La Course Du Livre.
T. Burford fecit [after James Seymour].
Published 12.th May 1794 by Laurie and Whittle, N.º 53 Fleet Street.
Mezzotint. 250 x 355mm (9¾ x 14"), with very large margins on 3 sides. Lacking top margin, bottom platemark cracked, stitch holes in left margin.
Two hounds chasing a hare through a landscape; the beater who has flushed the quarry from cover urges the dogs on, a cottage in the background. The last plate of a set of six of hare hunting prints after James Seymour (1702-52).
[Ref: 64835] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Eclipse the property of Cap.t O. Kelly was got by Mask when in the Possession of Mr Wildman, he won the following Prizes Viz. in 1769 six Kings Plates of 100 G.s each at Winchester, Canterbury, Newmarket, Salisbury, Lewis & Litchfield, most of which he walked over the course alone, no Horse daring to start against him, at Newmarket 17 April 1770 he beat ye famous Horse Bucephalus & on ye 19.th following he won the Kings 100 G.s against some of the most famous Horses double distanced them ye second heat.
F. Sartorius pinx.t. R. Houston fecit.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer. No 53 Fleet Street [n.d., c.1854].
Mezzotint. 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"), paper watermarked 'J King Alton Mill 1854), with large margins.
First published 1770.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iii of iii.
[Ref: 64838] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[Epsom?]
[Charles Turner]
[n.d., c.1807.]
Scarce etching with mezzotint. 170 x 260mm (6¾ x 10¼").
A general scene of the crowds at a racecourse, with a race in progress.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Not in Siltzer. See Whitman C. Turner Nos 906-8 part set of 4?
[Ref: 64837] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Fabul. XI. [Falcons]
J. El. Ridinger inv. fec. et excud.
[n.d., 1743.]
Engraving. 335 x 255mm (13¼ x 10"). Repaired tears in margins. Creases
An illustration of a fable: a man lies on the ground, clutching his hat. A hooded falcon sits on a branch, surrounded by wild birds.
[Ref: 64998] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[Hatfield House during a 'fete champetre' with archery.]
Drawn by J.D. Harding. Engraved by W. Radclyffe.
[n.d., c.1833.]
Engraving, fine proof before title. 320 x 460mm (12½ x 18"), with large margins. Tear in top margin repaired, right edge chipped. Margins bit dusty.
A group of men and women relax in the grounds of Hatfield House, with archery butts spread around. Probably from Peter Frederick Robinson's ''History of Hatfield House: illustrated by plans, elevations, and internal views of the apartments, from actual measurement''.
[Ref: 64739] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Hawking.]
Lady Georgina North del. et inv.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Lithograph on chine collé. Sheet 250 x 210mm (9¾ x 8¼").
A boy with seven teathered falcons, holding an eighth, overlooking an estuary Drawn by Lady Georgina North (1798-1835), an amateur draughtsman and printmaker, daughter of George, 3rd Earl of Guilford.
[Ref: 64995] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Hawking.]
Lady Georgina North del. et inv.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Lithograph on chine collé, proof before letters. Sheet 250 x 210mm (9¾ x 8¼"). Some spotting and toning to backing sheet, tear in left edge.
A boy with seven teathered falcons, holding an eighth, overlooking an estuary Drawn by Lady Georgina North (1798-1835), an amateur draughtsman and printmaker, daughter of George, 3rd Earl of Guilford.
[Ref: 64992] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

The Fountain of the Hunters.
Wowvermens pinx. E. Kirkall fec.
[n.d., c.1720.]
Scarce mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 205 x 260mm (8 x 10¼"). Small margins.
Riders hunting with falcons stop by an overgrown classical fountain.
[Ref: 64983] £360.00

[A horse being led from a stable.]
J. Seymour delin. T. Burford fecit. 6.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament~. [n.d., c.1752.]
Mezzotint. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Laid on card. Wormhole on left just touching platemark
With two foxhounds. Plate six of ''Twelve Sporting Mezzotints''; the same image published by Carington Bowles is titled 'The stables, & two famous running horses belonging to His Grace the Duke of Bolton'.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd, his state i of ii, before etched holes in headband; hunters belonging to the Duke of Bolton.
[Ref: 64836] £380.00

[The Stables and Two Famous Running Horses Belonging to His Grace, the Duke of Bolton]
Seymour pinx. T. Burford sc.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Mezzotint. 255 x 355mm (10 x 114").
A groom bringing grain to feed two hunters. The original oil, by James Seymour (1702-52), is now in the Yale Center for British Art (B2001.2.26)
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd, his state ii of iii, with a sideburn on groom's face.
[Ref: 64827] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Two horses and rider resting during a hunt.] 249.
D. Morier pinxt. T. Burford fecit.
London Printed for Robert Sayer, Map & Printseller, N.º 53 Fleet Street [n.d., c.1790].
Mezzotint with hand colour. 255 x 355mm (10 x 14"), with large margins.
Two hunters, one showing his tack with a groom leaning against him. A fox hunt is in progress in the background. After David Morier (1702 - 1770). Brought to England from his native Switzerland in 1743 by the Duke of Cumberland who appointed him 'Limner' in 1751 with a salary of £100. After the Duke's death in 1765, royal patronage declined and he died in poverty. A plate re-issued by Sayer.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64833] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)

[Fox hunting set of four] Going to Cover. L'entrée du Bois. [&] Making a Cast at a Fault. Le Chiens cherchans a retrouver La Piste. [&] The Chace. La Chasse. [&] The Death of the Fox. La Mort du Reynard.
F. Seymour Pinx.t. T. Burford Fecit.
Published according to Act of Parliament by T. Burford, at the Golden-Head in Bridge Street, Westminster [1761].
Set of four mezzotints with etching. Each 355 x 515mm (14 x 20½"). 'Cover' with tears and wormholes, laid on paper; 'Fault' with small holes in margins; 'Chace' with small repair in bottom margin; 'Death' with worming.
A scarce set of four large mezzotint hunting scenes, first published in 1761 but this state with date removed.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state ii of iv. Siltzer p. 248, dated 1779[?].
[Ref: 64832] £980.00 view all images for this item

John Lockley, Esqr. Formerly of Boscobel House, in the Country of Salop, but now of Amerie Court, Pershore, in the County of Worcester. Father of the Field.
Painted by J. Ramsay. Engraved by Thos. Lupton.
London, Published May 10, 1825, by J. Pittman, Warwick Square, & W.B. Cooke, 9. Soho Square.
Scarce mezzotint. 430 x 320mm (17 x 12½") very large margins.
John Lockley (1750-1829) was born at Barton Hall, once the residence of Oliver Cromwell. He occasionally ran horses at the country races; however fox-hunting was his favourite amusement. While hunting with the fox-hounds of T. Boycott, esq. he fell from his horse but re-mounted his horse gallantly to end the chase. He was rather unwell that evening and died the following day.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64760] £360.00

Miss Slamerkin, with her Colt Othello, now the famous Horse Black & all Black, She was likewise ye Dam of L.d Portmor's Oroonoko.
F. Seymour pinx.t. T. Burford fec.
Published according to Act of Parliament 1752.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark,. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Small repaired tear entering picture area on left,
The foal is the famous English racehorse Othello or Black and all Black who raced under Sir Ralph Gore. After his racing career, he was imported to Maryland by Deputy Governor Horatio Sharpe in the late 1750s and he went on to stand stud in the colonies for about 13 years. Plate 10 of a set of twelve horses.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64829] £350.00

Miss Slamerkin, with her Colt Othello, now the famous Horse Black & all Black, She was likewise ye Dam of L.d Portmor's Oroonoko.
F. Seymour pinx.t. T. Burford fec.
Published according to Act of Parliament 1752.
Mezzotint. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"), with large margins.
The foal is the famous English racehorse Othello or Black and all Black who raced under Sir Ralph Gore. After his racing career, he was imported to Maryland by Deputy Governor Horatio Sharpe in the late 1750s and he went on to stand stud in the colonies for about 13 years. Plate 10 of a set of twelve horses.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64830] £390.00

To the King's Most Excellent Majesty This Portrait of The R.ht Hon.ble George Pitt Lord Rivers is, by Gracious Permission, Dedicated by His Majesty's most devoted and faithful Subject and Servant, Martin Henry Colnaghi.
Painted by J. Agasse. Engraved by J. Porter. Dixon, Printer.
Published May 9, 1827, by M. Colnaghi, 23 Cockspur Street, London.
Mezzotint. 490 x 370mm (19¼ x 14½"), with large margins. Some spotting, tear in margin at bottom, creasing.
A portrait of politician and diplomat Lord Rivers (1751-1828) standing in landscape with two greyhounds at his feet and otters behind. He was created Baron Rivers of Stratfieldsaye in Southampton on 20th May 1776.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64973] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Rubbing Down After A Fox-Chase.]
[Henry Carington Bowles]
[London: Carington Bowles?, c.1793.]
Fine coloured mezzotint. Sheet 235 x 350mm (9¼ x 13¾"). Trimmed into image, losing title, small tear top right.
Three stablehands groom a horse after a ride, as the owner looks away indifferently. The artist's initials are on the water bucket.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64819] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[On Guard.]
George Soper [signed in pencil].
[n.d., 1927].
Drypont etching. 150 x 200mm (6 x 8"). Mounted with Fine Art Trade Guild label, with large margins.
Two terriers watching over their master's golf clubs. The plate has also been seen with the title 'Black and White', suggesting a West Highland and Scottie, possibly a Sealyham. George Soper, RE (1870-1942), became an expert printmaker and gained most recognition during his lifetime as an etcher, and later as a wood engraver. Over three decades he produced more than five hundred prints. Both the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, include examples of his etchings in their collections.
[Ref: 64975] £320.00

[The Sportsmen Resting.] [&] [The Sportsmen's Departure]
I.Cruikshanks del et sculp.
[Publish'd Mar. 30. 1801, by, S. W. Fores, N°.50, Piccadilly.]
Pair of stipples, sheets 360 x 265mm (14 x 10½"). Trimmed around circular border.
Two hunting scenes in oval compositions. Two gentlemen, returning from a hunting trip, sit in a well-furnished room surrounded by game and guns. One of them playfully lifts a woman's chin with his hand. A huntsman waves farewell with his dogs by his side, while a second man kisses his wife goodbye.
[Ref: 65166] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

A Private Turn-Up, in the Drawing Room of a Noble Marquis.
Drawn & Etched by H. Alken, Esq.r.
[London. Published by Jones & Co. July 21, 1821.]
Coloured etching. Sheet 110 x 185mm (4¼ x 7¼"). Trimmed to image on three sides, losing publication line at bottom, laid on album paper.
A bare-knuckle boxing match watched by a group of gentlemen. A Boxing image. From Pierce Egan's 'Real Life in London'.
Abbey Life 280.
[Ref: 65148] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)

[Two jockeys on racehorses running neck-and-neck.]
J. Seymour invent. T. Burford fecit 12.
Published according to Act of Parliament June 15; 1780 by R. Sayer & J. Bennett N,,º 53 Fleet Street.
Mezzotint. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Tears in margins. Small margins.
Two racehorses approaching the winning post. According to the BM, the title 'Careless Beating Atlas' was added to the plate by Robert Sayer in 1787. As the plate was first published in 1752, eight years before that race (York, 30th August 1760), this was merely opportunism.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iv of vi.
[Ref: 64826] £320.00 (£384.00 incl.VAT)

[Two jockeys on racehorses running neck-and-neck.]
J. Seymour invent. T. Burford fecit 12.
[n.d., c.1760.]
Mezzotint. 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"), with large margins.. Old ink mss in margins.
Two racehorses approaching the winning post. According to the BM, the title 'Careless Beating Atlas' was added to the plate by Robert Sayer in 1787. As the plate was first published in 1752, eight years before that race (York, 30th August 1760), this was merely opportunism.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, his state iii of vi.
[Ref: 64820] £360.00

[Water Spaniel] A Portrait of a Dog, Belonging to Lord Edw.d Bentinck.
G. Barret Pinx.t. J Watson fecit.
J Boydell excudit. [Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, by J. Boydell, Engraver in Cheapside; Nov. r 1.st 1768.]
Scarce & rare mezzotint, 18th century watermark. Sheet 435 x 550mm (17 x 21¾"). Trimmed in plate at bottom, affecting title and losing publication line.
An untitled scene of a springer spaniel in woodland, watching a duck startled from a pool. The painting, by George Barret (1732-84), was exhibited at the Society of Artists of Great Britain in 1768. Lord Edward Charles Bentinck (1744-1819) was the younger brother of William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland. He was MP for Lewes at the time this was painted.
See: Siltzer pg 383. Goodwin 175, state iii of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64876] £650.00

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